kindergarten
The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are designed to help students center their attention on learning how to be fluent in applying critical thinking skills and overall all comprehension in a range of mathematical concepts including statistics, probability, and finance. The standards set forth are intended for the students to be engaged in the subject and to help them reach their full potential.
Every standard takes into account its preceding standard so students can build on the previous knowledge they have constructed. In this manner, the students can integrate their mathematics skills in their everyday lives appropriately and become successful problem solvers not only in the classroom but also in society and eventually the workplace. Students will need to use critical thinking skills where they have to evaluate the material, devise a plan of action, discover a solution, and confirm their answer. Along with that they will need to use the most convenient tools to solve the mathematical problems. These tools can include the mind, paper and pencil, manipulatives, technology, estimating, number sense and more. Students will communicate their mathematical ideas and reasoning effectively by using the appropriate math lingo when communicating orally. In order for the students to achieve this goal they will need to gain a strong background in numbers and work diligently in order to be able to properly articulate the mathematical concepts they are being introduced to. |